Childhood Home of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis hits market for $29.5M

14-room duplex in Manhattan includes fireplaces, library and 2 offices

A childhood home of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis––a 14-room duplex on Manhattan’s Upper East Side––is on the market for $29.5 million.

In fact, the four-bedroom, six-and-a-half-bathroom co-op, took a 9% price cut just a few days ago. Douglas Elliman originally had the former first lady’s old stomping grounds listed for $32.5 million on Nov. 11, according to StreetEasy.

Kennedy Onassis, whose grandfather built the now-iconic building, lived in the apartment in the 1930s until she was 7-years-old, back when she was known as Jacqueline Bouvier, a listing agent confirmed.

The palatial home (by Manhattan standards) has a marble entrance gallery, a sweeping staircase, fireplaces and views from the second-level master suite of Park Avenue, according to the listing on Douglas Elliman. The home also has a library, breakfast room, staff quarters and two offices.

The home was designed by Rosario Candela, an Italian-American architect who did a number of the city’s iconic penthouses during the 1920s. And many of the original architectural details have been restored, according to the listing.

City property records show that the current owner is David Ganek, a Manhattan hedge fund manager. He first listed the home in July 2014 for $44 million, according to StreetEasy. He bought the home in 2005 for $19.1 million, city property records show.

The 17-story building has 31 units, the residents of which reportedly have included legends from John D. Rockefeller to fashion designer Vera Wang. Current owners in the building include David Koch, co-owner of Koch Industries, properties records show.